Historian Babasaheb Purandare Passed Away

• 15 Nov 2021

• Historian Babasaheb Purandare has passed away on 15^th November 2021.
• Babasaheb was a well-known orator, ballad singer, theatre artist, and history chronicler who inspired the modern-day youth to follow the footsteps of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• Babasaheb carried Shivcharitra to the new generation through various new mediums like stories, novels, lectures, and epics. He started writing many stories on Shivaji’s life at a very young age.
• He successfully performed a unique experiment in the play 'Jaanta Raja' based on the life of Shivaji Maharaj.
• He was bestowed with Padma Vibhushan and Maharashtra Bhushan for his works devoted to propagate the history of Maharashtra, especially of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.